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W. M. BRU'NSON.-

PLOW.

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PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 356.705, dated January 25, 1887.

Application iileil July 520, 18H6. Serial No. 9.08.5515. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, YVILLIAM MATTHEW BRUNsoN, u citizen oitheUnited States,residing at Darlington, in the county of Darlington and State oi' South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows; and I do declare thetollowing to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked. thereon, which form a part of this specification.

illy invention relates to improvements in attachments for plows; and its object is to provide a device which will act as a gage for regulating the depth of the furrow and as a guide to keep the plow to its path. These objects l secure hy the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure l. is a perspective View of a plow provided with myattaehment, and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the attachnieut.

A is an ordinary double-sweep plow, and B designates my attachment, which is secured to the rear side of the standard A atits lower end, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

My attachment consists of the guide or main har C and the siipport or supplemental har D. These hars are both curved at their upper ends, as shown, and the end ol the main har C is placed over and rests upon the end of the har l). A holt, E, is secured in the curved portion oi the bar D and extends up through a slot, F, in the loar C. as shown, and the two hars are secured together by tighten ing up a nut, G, ou the holt E, as will be readily understood. The end of the har D is provided with an offset or shoulder, H,\vhich :lits in the slot F, andV thereby holds the two hars in alignment. The main portion of the ,support or har D is provided with a slot, I, through which and the standard A a holt is passed to secure the device in place. The guide or main har C consists of an upright arm, J, having its upper end curved, as above described, and having its lower end bent to form the horizontal arxn K. This horizontal arm l rides on the ground and is provided on its under side with a rih,.L, which serves to keep it in the line of the furrow.

From the foregoing the construction of my device will he fully understood,and it is thought lits advantages and operation will be apparent.

When the plow is in use, the guide C will run in the furrow, and the depth of the furrow is regulated by adjusting the device by means of the slots Fand I and the bolts passed through the same.

By the use of my device the work of plowing and cultivating will he greatly lessened and expedited, as the guide will aid in keeping the plow in the furrow, and by properly adjusting the parts the plow can he set to plow to a greater or less depth, according to the conditions of the crop and the requirements of the ground.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. The combination,with the plowstandard, of the support adjustahly secured thereto and having its upper end curved and provided with an oiiset or shoulder and the guide having its upper end curved over the curved end of the support and provided with aslot for the reception of the oliset or shoulder on the curved end of the support, substantially as speciied.

2. The comhinatiomwith the plowstandard of the support adjustahly secured thereto and having its upper end curved and the guide having its upper end curved over the curved end of the support and slotted and having its lower portion forming a horizontal arm provided on its under side with a ril), substantially as shown and described.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ill ATT ll EW BRU )i Si) lVi tnesses:

J. H. Noxnnnr, D. H. TRAXLER. 

